Washing machine



May 21, 1929.

F-. T. RUSSELL WASHING MACHINE i original Fild oct. 5

'2 sheds-sheet INVENTOR May 21,y 1929. F. 1'. RussELL 2 Sheets-Sheet;- 2

WASHING MACHINE` original Filed not. 5, l1926 INVEN'IOR PatentedMay 21, 1929. I I i UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK Er. RossELI., or UTICA, NEW YoRR, AssIGNoR r.ro SAVAGE ARMs CoE- roRA'rIoN, or U'rICA, NEW YoRx, A CORPORATION 0E DELAWARE.

WASHING MACHINE. Application led October 5, 1926, Serial No. 139,765. Renewed January A3, 1928.

This invention relates to Washing maveniently located for` foot operation, as 55 chines and. in particular to the control of the shown in Fig. 1, although, as will be apwash water or whatever liquid may be used parent, the clutch 7 and operating pedal therein, one of the objects of the invention may be omitted, the 'pump then being arr being to prevent an excessively high liquid ranged to operate continuously but under level therein-in particular when more no load unless liquid isbeing discharged 60 liquid, such as the4 rinse water, is added; from the tank. The delivery side ot' the another object being to remove sediment pump may be connected to any suitable point from the water and also to provide conof disposal, Fig. 1 showing the machine 1ovenient means for the discharge of the liquid cated adjacent a sink 12 and the pump outwhen such is desired. lct 13 communicating therewith. e5

In the accompanyingv drawings the inven- As stated above the clothes are rinsed by tion is shown as applied to a washing marotating the spinner on a vertical axis while chine of a well known construction, Fig. 1 the rinse water is added through the open being an elevation, partly broken away, of top of the spinner, the rapid rotation of the complete assembly; Fig. 2 a horizontal the latter forcing the liquid outwardly 70 section also broken away to facilitate illusthroughI the clothes. The water already in tration; Fig. 3 a vertical section ot the conthe tank has of course been used for washstant level device; Fig. 4 a view, partly ing and to prevent the liquid level from sectional, of the tank and a disposal pump rising and permitting this dirty water to `connected therewith; Fig. 5 a vertical section come in contact with the clothes or to inter- 75 on the line V-.-V of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 a ere with the subsequent drying operation, view of a portion of the tank bottom, the the tank is provided with the overiow depump attachment and the pump drive. lvice now to be described.

The washng machine to which the inven- The tank outlet 4 is closed by a stopper tion is shown as applied comprises generally 14 and passing through the stopper is the 80 atank'1,a spinner or clothes cage2mounted lower end of an overflow pipe 15 which for rotation therein and a driving motor 3. extends up into the tank to a height equal The liquid level in the tank is indicated in that of the constant level to be maintained. Fig. 1 and for washing, the spinner is tilted The stopper and overflow pipe are suitably to and rotated on an inclined axis, through connected together by threaded engagement 85- a suitable drive from the motor 3 so that it andto a stopper operating rod by means of dips beneath the surface. For drying the the lock nut 16 and the stopper rod 17 is Cl0tl1es, the Spinner iS rotated 0n a vertical slidably mounted on the inner side 0f the axis (the osition shown) where it is above tank 'wall and extends upwardly to a point the water evel. In this position the clothes adjacent the tank top where it can be easily 90 may also be rinsed by adding or spraying reached. A spring 18 acting on the rod the rinse water through the open top o the urges the stopper to its closed position. spinner, while the spinner is in rotation. Enelosing the pipe 15 is an upflow pipe In thebottomof the tank is an outlet 4 19 also carried by.v the stopper rod 17 and which may communicate. directly with the extending from a point close to the tank bot- 95 drain if the circumstances permit or othertom to a point above the desired constant WiSe may be Connected, aS ShOWIl, With all level thereby ensuring that the water which impeller pump 5. The latter may convenpasses out through the overflow will be iently be driven from the motor, Off the drawn from the lower portion of the tank countershaft through a sliding clutch memwhere the sediment and dirt-y water settle. 100 ber 7 splined to the pump shaft 8 and hav- The upper end of the'lpflow pipe is closed ing a. pin 9 adapted to engage the driver except for the vent pipe 20 which prevents pin 10. Inthe drawings the driver is shown the two pipes from operating as a siphon as carried by the housinnr `of the automatic and also assists in supporting pipe 19 on the clutch (not shown) which transmits the stopper rod. 105

drive to the spinner. In the construction From the above the manipulation of the illustrated the pump is connected or disconmachine will be readily apparent, the pump nectedby the friction lever 11 which is con- 5 being under. the control of the "lever or pedal 11 and the overflow device movable as a unit to effect the discharge of theent'ire.

contents of the tank.

It will be apparent that the construction shown serves as a check for the operator when introducing the wash-water in the rst instance, tending to prevent an improperly high water level and that in the preferred form, which includes an upfiow pipe such as 19, after the washing has been done it enables the dirty water settling at the bottom to be easily removed and substituted by fresh water, such as may be used for rinsing as above pointed out, and also that it keeps the level from rising so high as to impair the subsequent use of the machine. When the tank is to be completely evacuated the stopper rod is pulled up, which in the present case, also lifts the overfiow pipe but it will be understood that the overfiow and level maintaining effect is quite independent of the stopper and the latter could if desired be independently located, the overflow such case being fixed. The concentric arrangement of the upflow and downflow pipe is preferred because of compactness and economy of manufacture but the principle will be seen to be capable of incorporation in other and different forms all of which are intended to be covered by the following claims.

Claims:

l. The combination in a washing machine vhaving a tank, clothes washing mechanism within the tank and a motor for driving said mechanism, of a pump also driven by said motor, an overflow pipe communicating at its lower end with and the removal by the pipe in 4 the suction side of the l pump and extending upwardly into the tank to establish a constantlevel therein, a second pipe within the tankcommunicating with the upper end of the first and terminating at'its lower end adjacent-the tank bottom to limit the flow through said overflow pipe to liquid drawn from the lower portion of the tank, and vent means operative to prevent the siphoning action of said pipes pump, through the overflow pipe, of the entire liquid contentl of the tank. v

2. In a household washing machine, the Icombination'of a Wash water tank, a motor, clothes Washing mechanism within the tankv driven by said motor, and means for con trolling the wash wat-er comprising a pump, also driven by the motor, having a delivery pipe adapted to discharge Wash water toa higher level, and a suction pipe for said pump having two intake openings within said tank, one of said intakes being at the bottom of the tank and normally closed during washing and the other being an overflowpassage aving its entrance 4slightly above the bottom of the tank and adapted to establish a predetermined water level therein above the level of said entrance and means `for preventing siphoning of the wash water through said overflow passage, whereby continued operation of said pump evacuates said wash water from the lower part of the tank and only to said predetermined level unless said first mentioned pump intake is opened. y

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

l FREDERICK T. RUSSELL. 

